Hair curling and waving device



June 12, 1928. 1,673,127

N. SIMMONS HAIR CURLING AND WAVING DEVICE Filed Oct. 14, 1927 A TTORNEK INVENTOR. M; Law...

Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HAIR CURLING AND WAVING DEVICE.

Application filed .October 14, 1927. Serial No. 226,184.

The present invention relates to devices for curling or waving hair and while the described form of the invention is a curling iron it should be understood that the invention is also applicable to waving irons and other hand operated devices used for similar purposes.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a device of the sort with a heat con trol that provides for greater ease of operation.

Another object is a device of the kind de scribed which eliminates the objection, common to the known types of such devices, of

burning surfaces upon which they may be temporarily placed.

Other objects will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a curler embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the same.

Asindicated, the curler consists of the usual hollow rod 10 enclosing an electric heating element 11 and mounted in a longitudinally bored handle 12 of wood or other suitable material. Upon the rod 10 is hinged a hair gripping member 15 operable against a spring 16 by a button carrying arm 17.

By means of suitable lead wires 18, passing through the handle 12, electric current is supplied to the heating element 11.

Instead of forming the handle 12 to the conventional shape, however, it is turned so that the forward head 20 is sufficiently high to act as a fulcrum to support the heated element 10 above any flat surface, indicated by the line 35, upon which the device may happen to be placed and a weight 19 may be added to the handle to cause this action. The weight 19 is preferably molded to conform to the shape of the handle and thereby be inconspicuous.

Further, in order to facilitate the operation of the device, a switch is inserted in the handle so that the user may control the current supply to the heater without the necessity of disconnecting cords or using both hands in any way for the purpose.

This switch is shown at 25 and consists in the form shown of an insulating block 26 having a spherical or cylindrical bearing therein for a rocking lever 27', the inner end of which is adapted to press down a spring contact member 28 against a stationary contact 29 to complete the circuit. Member 28 is connected to one of the wires 18 while member 29 is connected to the heater 11.

The switch 25 serves a two fold object. It is first the current control and second a weight in the handle 12 serving to rock the device on fulcrum 20 to thereby lift the heated rod 10.

As mentioned above, while the specific device described is a curler the invention is equally applicable to wavers and Marcel irons and other hand manipulated hair treating devices and such applications are contemplated.

Now having described the invention, it to be understood that the said invention is to be limited, not to the specific details herein set forth but only by the scope of the claims which follow.

I claim 1. A hair curling device comprising a heated element, a heat insulating handle therefor and a fulcrum between said handle and element, said handle being weighted whereby to rock the device on said fulcrum and thereby lift the heated element.

2. A hair curling device comprising an electrically heated element, a heat insulating handle therefor, a fulcrum between said handle and element, and a current control switch in said handle, said handle and switch being of greater weight than said element.

NOLIE SIMMONS. 

